d an injury in the war and was impotent because of it. Jake is self-conscious of this fact and was very upset when Brett walked in with men that were not impotent and yet failed to take advantage of it. This conflict between Brett and Jake has left them to become close friends, knowing that nothing more could ever happen. The main moiety of this story occurs in Spain. Jake and his friends travel to Pamplona for the running of the bulls and than the bull-fighting events. Jake brings along his friends, Brett, Bill, Michael, and Robert. These people are identical to Jake in the since that they lost their purpose in life. Each has a queer way of expressing it though, Mike would usually become drunk and slur mean comments to people, Bill would become drunk and reside within himself, and Brett would fill the void by acting promiscuous with men. Robert was the only one that stood out from the rest. He actually had dreams and aspirations unlike the others. Because of this, the others usually resented Robert. Hemmingway used Robert as a model of example for the others; he seemed to be the only true gentlemen left. Hemmingway marked Robert as different also, by not having him drink, this showed his strong will and hopes for a better life, "…Mike was a mean drunk, and Robert was never drunk." Hemmingway uses the bullfights as a motif within the story. The bull and the bullfighter are constantly talked about during the seven-day fiesta. Hemmingway uses these symbols as an outlook on life. He uses a young bullfighter named Pedro Romero to demonstrate his point, "Romero never made any contortions, always it was straight and pure and natural in line. The others twisted themselves like corkscrews, their elbows raised, and leaned against the flanks of the bull after his horns has passed, to give a faked look of danger. Afterward, all that was faked turned bad and gave an unpleasant feeling. Romero's bull-fighting gave real emotion, because he kept...
